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A fossil (from Classical Latin fossilis, lit. 'obtained by digging') [1] is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in amber, hair, petrified wood and DNA remnants. The totality of fossils is known as the fossil record. Robert Hooke (1635–1703) included micrographs of fossils in his Micrographia and was among the first to observe fossil forams. His observations on fossils, which he stated to be the petrified remains of creatures some of which no longer existed, were published posthumously in 1705. [93] Ancient Egyptians Collected Fossils". 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019 . Retrieved 9 February 2019. Shute, C. H.; Cleal, C. J. (1986). "Palaeobotany in museums". Geological Curator. 4 (9): 553–559. doi: 10.55468/GC865. S2CID 251638416.